Dr Joseph Nelson

Associate Investigator

Towards Zero Waste - Reconfigurable Systems, Towards Zero Carbon - Catalytic Architectures

Phone:

+64 3 325 3700

Address:
Engineering Drive
Lincoln University
Christchurch 7674
New Zealand

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• joseph.nelson@lincoln.ac.nz

Biography

Joseph Nelson studied for his MSc in Physics at the University of Auckland, working on quantum optics theory in the group of Howard Carmichael. He then moved overseas to the UK, completing his PhD at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, working on computational crystal structure prediction.

Post-PhD, Joseph was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cambridge and University of Birmingham, using atomistic simulation to research novel battery materials. Following an additional postdoctoral position at the University of Cambridge and Tohoku University in Japan, Joseph returned to New Zealand, where as of 2021, he is a Research Scientist at Lincoln Agritech, Lincoln University.

Research interests

Joseph's research interests are in new materials characterisation using density-functional theory (DFT) and computational structure prediction. In particular, Joseph is interested in the applications of these techniques to high-pressure and high-temperature materials in the context of Earth mineralogy, and in the prediction of new, environmentally friendly battery materials.

Of Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngāti Raukawa descent, Joseph is also interested in Mātauranga Māori and Mātauranga ā-iwi, and how these can be integrated into research and innovation.